Weekly highlights Employees can get additional iHealth home antigen tests delivered COVID-19 forecast; flu, RSV and COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline COVID-19 home tests available We shared last week that the expiration date on iHealth COVID-19 antigen tests has been extended further.…
Weekly highlights iHealth home antigen test expiration dates extended New paging system Extended expiration of COVID-19 home tests A couple of weeks ago we let you know that the FDA was still evaluating many at-home COVID-19 tests for expiration extensions. An additional…
Weekly highlights N95s are still the standard for direct patient care COVID-19 forecast: RSV and flu have peaked, but a COVID-19 bump is probable N95s should be worn for direct patient care With so many viruses circulating in our community, N95s are…
Weekly highlights OHA recommends changes in how the public is notified about crisis standards of care: HMC removes posters and website notifications in response Expired COVID-19 testing kits OHA changes how public is notified about crisis standards of care The Oregon Health…
Weekly highlights Routing change for COIVD-19 test results Routing change for COVID-19 test results Effective Jan. 3, 2023, OHSU and Hillsboro Medical Center will route all routine ambulatory, emergency department and pre-operative patient COVID-19 test results to the provider who ordered the test. To…
Weekly highlights Total Ambulance Divert and Active Zone Management are paused for 2 weeks Please help enforce our masking and visitation policies Total Ambulance Divert unavailable Starting Wednesday, December 21 at 7:00 a.m., the Portland tri-county area will suspend all Total Ambulance…
Weekly highlights Employee Health is rounding with vaccines Holiday break space opens Saturday Vaccines are coming to your unit Employee Health has received more flu vaccines. They will be rounding throughout the hospital with both the flu vaccine and COVID-19 bivalent booster…
Weekly highlights Hillsboro Medical Center is taking steps to manage the surge of patients currently needing care and prepare for what may come More flu vaccines are on the way HMC switching to Purell hand sanitizer and soap COVID-19 forecast:…
Weekly highlights Hillsboro Medical Center aligns with the World Health Organization renaming of monkeypox to mpox RSV is now available in the Infection Activity in Epic, for all clinicians, both ambulatory and inpatient COVID-19 forecast: COVID-19 hospitalizations are expected to…
Weekly highlights Beginning Tuesday, November 29, masks will no longer be required in THEC for those fully vaccinated COVID-19 testing is no longer required for asymptomatic outpatients in our ambulatory environments Respiratory virus updates- flu season officially starts and cases…
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